Distinguish between the absorption of red light, blue light and green light

by plants
- Chlorophyll is the main photosynthetic pigment
- High heels of absorption in red and blue light
- Greatest absorption in blue light
- Least absorption in green light
- Green light is reflected
- Other pigments absorb other wavelengths

Explain the role of limiting factors in photosynthesis

- Factors furthest from its optimum is limiting
- Increasing a limiting factor with other factors constant increase the rate
- Increasing a non-limiting factors with other factors constant has no effect on rate
- Light intensity is limiting in low intensity light
- Photosynthesis proportional to intensity up to plateau
- Light intensity affects the light-dependent reactions
- Temperature limiting at low and high temperatures
- Optimum temperature with lower rates above and below plateau
- Low temperatures limits the rate of light-independent reaction
- Rubisco does not fix carbon dioxide at high temperatures

- Carbon dioxide concentration is limiting in bright light and warm temperatures

- Photosynthesis is proportional to CO2 concentration up to plateau
- Low CO2 concentrations limits carbon fixation